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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Research, Technology, Methods > methodology > analytical methods > photometry > turbidimetry
Preferred Term:

turbidimetry

Definition:
Chemical analysis based on the phenomenon whereby light, passing through a medium with dispersed particles of a different refractive index from that of the medium, is attenuated in intensity by scattering. In turbidimetry, the intensity of light transmitted through the medium, the unscattered light, is measured.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
photometry
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/301591
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